kykale
Nov 29, 2012
Undergraduate / UC transfer personal: I decided to go to the Phillippines, leaving my hometown, Korea [5]
I edited some of sentences and got rid of the schedules, thanks for trennty and dumi!!!!
i removed first paragraph and am planning to rewrite it.
Please take a look and post any feedback. i would really appreciate. Thanks!
In my early days in the Philippines, my English knowledge was zero. so I found it was almost impossible to communicate with classmates or residents. Looking up the word in the dictionary was the only way for comprehension and I was devastatingly isolated because all I knew was "Hi, Bye and How are you?" to manage a conversation with another. I sat in a corner in the classroom and read books to escape from humiliation and helplessness. Cultural differences were also one of the factors that isolated me from mingling with them. If I was a bit conservative, they were radical for changes. I felt so lonely and my oath, "reduce talking to Koreans but talk more in English, began to fade away. Hanging out with Korean friends became my happiest moment meanwhile homework and quizzes were left blank. After 5 months from beginning of the semester, I received the result of my midterm. The result? It was frightful. English was F, math C, science D, and other subjects were also marked with C or B. These came as a shock to me, regretted the past; however, what was done was done.
From then, I began to manage the majority of my time for the next final while joining school activities to get involved in the classroom despite my lack of English skills and unfamiliar cultures. I spent ten hours each week in participating voluntary librarian, and practiced 15 hours each week for theater group. I welcomed opportunities where I could experience more and learn English talking to people. Furthermore, I trained myself for better English knowledge; reviewing phrases, memorizing vocabularies, and watching CNN. I pushed myself harder and harder to prevent repeating the same situation again, and it eventually drained me physically and mentally. During an exam period or acting contest (Even though I could not join as a foreign student), the study time or assisting contestants in acting club replaced days. The harder I worked, the tighter I held myself to keep up. There was not enough time to sleep during those days as being a library assistant and acting practices never ceased.
As time passed, I was able to surprisingly improve my grades in all subjects. Especially, I was excited about receiving B in English in 2 years. On the other hand, I was not content with the past activities and studies. I always looked forward to be an acknowledged student. On graduation day, the president awarded me "The Student Improvement Award", given to a student who showed a great improvement in grades and participation in the school. I am proud not of any accomplishment, school activities or academic achievement during 2 years of high school in the Philippines, but I was able to acquire constant time management, endurance, and advanced sociality. More importantly, I took one mature step forward to break the psychological border to interact with anyone in the multi-cultural, globalized society.
I edited some of sentences and got rid of the schedules, thanks for trennty and dumi!!!!
i removed first paragraph and am planning to rewrite it.
Please take a look and post any feedback. i would really appreciate. Thanks!
In my early days in the Philippines, my English knowledge was zero. so I found it was almost impossible to communicate with classmates or residents. Looking up the word in the dictionary was the only way for comprehension and I was devastatingly isolated because all I knew was "Hi, Bye and How are you?" to manage a conversation with another. I sat in a corner in the classroom and read books to escape from humiliation and helplessness. Cultural differences were also one of the factors that isolated me from mingling with them. If I was a bit conservative, they were radical for changes. I felt so lonely and my oath, "reduce talking to Koreans but talk more in English, began to fade away. Hanging out with Korean friends became my happiest moment meanwhile homework and quizzes were left blank. After 5 months from beginning of the semester, I received the result of my midterm. The result? It was frightful. English was F, math C, science D, and other subjects were also marked with C or B. These came as a shock to me, regretted the past; however, what was done was done.
From then, I began to manage the majority of my time for the next final while joining school activities to get involved in the classroom despite my lack of English skills and unfamiliar cultures. I spent ten hours each week in participating voluntary librarian, and practiced 15 hours each week for theater group. I welcomed opportunities where I could experience more and learn English talking to people. Furthermore, I trained myself for better English knowledge; reviewing phrases, memorizing vocabularies, and watching CNN. I pushed myself harder and harder to prevent repeating the same situation again, and it eventually drained me physically and mentally. During an exam period or acting contest (Even though I could not join as a foreign student), the study time or assisting contestants in acting club replaced days. The harder I worked, the tighter I held myself to keep up. There was not enough time to sleep during those days as being a library assistant and acting practices never ceased.
As time passed, I was able to surprisingly improve my grades in all subjects. Especially, I was excited about receiving B in English in 2 years. On the other hand, I was not content with the past activities and studies. I always looked forward to be an acknowledged student. On graduation day, the president awarded me "The Student Improvement Award", given to a student who showed a great improvement in grades and participation in the school. I am proud not of any accomplishment, school activities or academic achievement during 2 years of high school in the Philippines, but I was able to acquire constant time management, endurance, and advanced sociality. More importantly, I took one mature step forward to break the psychological border to interact with anyone in the multi-cultural, globalized society.